French · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "trop" in French?

troh — one syllable. A "t" into a throat "r", then a pure "oh". The "p" is silent.

trop /tʁo/

One syllable, unstressed when it modifies an adjective. The beat goes to what follows: trop CHER, trop TARD.

Listen: trop

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Sound it out

tr An unaspirated "t" into a uvular "r", made without the tongue tip.

o A closed "oh", flat and steady with no glide toward "oo".

p Silent in ordinary use, though it can surface in careful liaison before a vowel — "trop important" may gain a "p" sound.

Hear it in a sentence

C'est trop cher pour moi.

It's too expensive for me.

Listen: C'est trop cher pour moi.

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"C'est trop cher pour moi" has no liaison after "trop", since "cher" begins with a consonant. "C'est" is contracted, "cher" ends in a throat "r", and "moi" is the stressed pronoun required after "pour". The sentence is a good rhythm exercise because every word is one syllable except "c'est".

Where English speakers slip

Learners pronounce the "p", producing "trop" as in the English word "trope" or "trop" with an audible stop. It is silent. The "tr" cluster also picks up an American "r" that reshapes the vowel. And note the construction "trop de" before nouns — "trop de bruit" — where English would say "too much noise" with no equivalent of the "de".